Acronis offers several options to further complement the functions of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10: The option Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Deduplication ? it optimizes the backup server hard disk, while reducing the amount of redundant data stored. It reduces costs and optimizes the storage capacity of storage.Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Universal Restore allows administrators to quickly automate the process of restoration, even if you restore to a different hardware or to virtual machines. In addition, you can use Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server in physical environment as well as in virtual environments. Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced Server Virtual Edition offers a more comprehensive approach, agent-based and host for the backup of a server to a host for multiple virtual machines. All this to allow you to back up and restore virtual hosts.

Here are some key features of ?Acronis Backup & Recovery Advanced Server?:

Backup options:

Compression:Compress backups to optimize your storage space.Excluding files during backup:Save storage space and time by excluding non-essential files and folders from backups.Dual destination backup:Store backups into two different locations ? backup to a local disk and a copy to a network share.Automatic or manual splitting of backups:Split backups into volumes to fit media.

Recovery options:

Acronis Startup Recovery Manager:If your system won?t boot properly, press F11 during the system startup to start Acronis Backup & Recovery 10.Bare-metal restore:Restore your server from scratch in the event of a hard disk failure ? restore an exact copy of your computer on a new hard drive.Remote restore:Perform remote restores of your networked machines.Restore to dissimilar hardware-optional:With Acronis Universal Restore, migrate or restore the whole system to dissimilar hardware or a virtual machine.

Backup management:

Templates for backup rotation schemes:Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 has a set of pre-defined industry-standard schemes like Grandfather-Father-Son or Tower-of-Hanoi.Pre/post commands:Define pre/post backup and data capture commands to integrate Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 with other applications or to temporarily stop some.Event-based backup:Create backups triggered by various conditions ? a user logs on, a computer shuts down, or others.Conditions for backup:Configure backup operations to wait until specified conditions are met like a pre-defined time interval or a user logs off.Customizable backup scheme:Configure specific events and conditions for each task.

Security:

User group to control remote access:Assign access to specific groups ? ensure only authorized groups can access machines remotely.Password-protection for Acronis Secure Zone:Protect your backups stored in Acronis Secure Zone from unauthorized access.User group to allow centralized management:Set a security group that is allowed access to the Acronis Management Server.Encrypted network communications:Ensure data is safe during backups across the network ? all remote communications are encrypted by default.Backup encryption by Acronis Storage Node:In addition to client-side encryption, Acronis Storage Node can also centrally encrypt archives.Configurable ports:All port numbers used may be changed.